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Blood glucose is 74 after dinner?

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  1. Bob
    Member

    That's pretty low. You might want to talk to your doctor about bring down the amount of insulin you're taking.

    Posted 1 year ago #

  2. Tin S
    Member

    Hypoglycemia Symptoms
    Because epinephrine, one of the hormones that is activated by hypoglycemia, comes from the central nervous system, the majority of early symptoms of hypoglycemia are related to the nervous system.
    Common symptoms of hypoglycemia include the following:
    Trembling
    Clamminess
    Palpitations
    Anxiety
    Sweating
    Hunger

    Because the brain is deprived of glucose, a second set of symptoms follows:
    Difficulty in thinking
    Confusion
    Headache
    Seizures
    Coma
    Ultimately, death

    Eating every 4-6 hours is important to prevent hypoglycemia.
    Be adventurous and try something new to liven up your snacks between meals!
    Each of the following counts as one starch:

    One small apple, orange, peach, pear, nectarine, or tangerine
    Eight animal crackers
    Four medium fresh apricots or seven dried halves
    1/2 of a banana rolled with 2-tablespoons Grape Nuts cereal
    1 cup cubed cantaloupe
    Twelve Bing cherries
    Two chocolate mousse bars (Weight Watchers)
    1/2 cup chow mein noodles
    Two sugar-free fudgesicles
    Three gingersnaps
    36 Goldfish (adds 1 fat serving)
    Three graham crackers (2 1/2-inch square)
    1/2 low-fat granola bar
    15 grapes
    ½ cup fruit juice
    Five slices melba toast
    1 cup skim milk
    Three peanut butter sandwich crackers (adds 1 fat serving)
    Two small plums
    24 oyster crackers
    3 cups popcorn (popped by hot air, or low-fat microwave)
    1 slice of angel food cake
    1 sugar-free pudding snack cup
    Three dried pitted prunes
    15 fat-free potato or tortilla chips
    3/4 ounce pretzels
    2 tablespoons raisins
    Two rice cakes (4" diameter)
    1 regular Jell-o snack cup
    Seven Ritz crackers (adds 1 fat serving)
    Six saltine crackers
    ½ cup canned fruit
    15 Teddy Grahams (adds 1 fat serving)
    Five reduced-fat Triscuits
    Six Vanilla Wafers (adds 1 fat serving)
    Six Waverly Wafers (adds 1 fat serving)
    12 Original Wheat Thins (adds 1 fat serving)
    13 Reduced-fat Wheat Thins (adds 1/2 fat serving)
    1 cup nonfat fruit-flavored yogurt (sweetened with sugar substitute)
    1/2 cup of sherbet or I Can't Believe It's Yogurt or TCBY frozen yogurt

    Have a snack before bedtime. You are Hypoglycemic !

    Take care

    Tin

    Posted 1 year ago #

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